i still remember my last day of 2007..i still remember.
i still remember..how my heart was so ravished by the Lord..
when He lead me through my last journey of the year...
the journey i yearned and hoped for all year long...
to be able to take a longgg walk ...to meditate on His goodness, to delight in the beauty of His creation..and to be able to simply enjoy His presence and reflect on EVERYTHING He had revealed to me in the year of 2007. a year of true blessings.
i wanted to be somewhere like in the mighty mountains..my greatest desire.
and the Lord heard my cry. He knew my heart's desire. and He gave me something that i could have never imagined being in Kansas City for the OneThing conference.. one beautiful afternoon ..
i still remember escaping the busy and crowded conference hall, yearning to explore outside..for some time alone with just me and God ..so i walked. walking a few blocks away from the building and coming by a staircase that seemed quite pleasant to settle to read and pray. patiently i waited..and the Lord faithfully sent me cheerful birds..how they were all chirping and singing in the winter sky..as i sat there reading through my journal entries of 2007 in the cool winter breeze with the sun gleaming on my face...oh how beautiful it was to just gaze into the blue sky..
..but i still remember i knew the Lord had something more for me that very day.
"Trust in me and I will lead you...." mmm..
i couldn't settle for anything less. i wanted more...and ..oh yes, He did give me more.
by faith, i decided to continue to walk...feeling helpless and lost in this big unknown city on a quiet afternoon, all alone, but i knew that there was something more. something more extravagant yet to be revealed...
so i started walking..through snow, through hills, through the wind, through silence, through the unknown. but I knew that deep down the Lord was with me.. guiding me to His secret place...
and i still remember reaching my final destination. oh how the Lord knew my heart.
i stood in awe, speechless by the extravagant view..eyes opened wide as eagles..heart tangled by His love..
i slowly stepped up...and it was like listening to a symphony's climax ....ohhhhh the excitement, beauty, and grandeur...my heart was lavished. my lungs were filled with the crisp sparkling winter air..my eyes were overflowing with joyful tears..
How he painted the skies pure blue with fluffy puffy creamy clouds perfectly created, how there were beautiful architectures, sculptures, fascinating patterns imprinted all around me..just dazzling , like stepping into a splendid art gallery, but outdoors!! .. oh the view of the Kansas City landscape...how it seemed to stretch till the ends of the earth...breathtaking!..just like the mighty mountains! oh it was perfect.
and i still remember...standing up on the highest ground, surrounded by His glory.. with arms wide opened..singing praises to my King .. gleaming with so much joy! realizing the Lord captured my heart... He was never going to let me go.
and all I could do was lift up my hands feeling so small..but to stand there.. being still in the presence of the Lord..praising my God with no shame, but with overflowing thankfulness.... filled with the freedom and love of Christ.
Hallelujah!
oh i still remember...
"In his heart a man plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps..."
-Proverbs 16:9.
the journey of faith.
adventure. beauty. extravagant love.
power. glory. wisdom. grace. mercy. freedom.
posted by lois @ 1:08 AM
